What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Nurse (RN) PRN Behavioral Health & Psychiatric RN (Adults) position at UKH University of Kansas Hospital Authority?
Position Title Clinical Nurse (RN) PRN Behavioral Health & Psychiatric RN (Adults) Strawberry Hill Campus Position Summary / Career Interest: The Behavioral Health and Psychiatric RN ensures that all clinical care is delivered in a manner that meets or exceeds goals and expectations for clinical outcomes, quality assurance standards, and patient satisfaction. The RN gauges the behavioral health patients’ psychiatric state, collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to support each patients’ care plan, monitors adherence to all treatments, administers psychotropic and other mediations, has strong de-escalation skills, maintains patient safety during restraint, hold or seclusion events, conducts education, and helps prepare the patient and family for a safe discharge and therapeutic continuum of care. Responsibilities: Provides thorough, timely and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions and patient responses including assessment, care plan, patient goals and interventions according to established standards for the care of the behavioral health care patient. ·Coordinate daily behavioral health plan of care. ·Evaluating and implementing for comfort and well-being of the patients’ s medical, social, and emotional needs in the behavioral health setting. ·Provides patient and family education regarding behavioral, psychiatric, and medical needs from time of entry into the health care setting to disposition to next continuum of care. ·Safely administers medication in accordance with provider orders, protocols, and policies and monitoring effectiveness with a strong knowledge of the psychotropic drug class. ·Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team regarding care and disposition specific to the patient’s behavioral, psychiatric, and medical needs. ·Delegates tasks as appropriate to Behavioral Health Technicians and other members of the behavioral, psychiatric, and medical health care teams. ·Maintains a safe behavioral health environment. ·Maintain a safe behavioral health milieu. ·Provide direct therapeutic interaction and participation with behavioral health patients and their families. ·Provides patient care based on standards of practice, procedures, and policies of the health system. *Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department. *Note: These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required. JOB REQUIREMENTS Required: ADN prepared nurses hired after February 24, 2017; must complete BSN within five years of hire Upon hire/transfer into role, must become certified in behavior management techniques RN License in state of practice BLS Certification or obtained within 14 days of hire. CPR certification Knowledge and understanding of physician desk reference guide Computer literate and proficient in various computer programs Knowledge of accreditation standards As a condition of your employment and continued employment with the health system, you are required to secure a Nurse Compact License (NCL) within 60 days of your date of hire. This will enable you to perform your job duties not only in Kansas, but other compact states. You will be responsible for any expenses you incur in securing this license, and must provide your manager with evidence of this license before the sixty-day period expires. If you fail to secure the NCL as required, you will be immediately removed from the work schedule and placed on an unpaid administrative leave, until we can understand the reasons for your non-compliance. Further failure to comply with the licensing requirement will result in your end of employment with the health system. Preferred: BSN degree One to three years of relevant experience Time Type: Job Requisition ID: R-20015 We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information. Need help finding the right job? We can recommend jobs specifically for you! 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